THE LEGEND BEGINS Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan speak with Charlie Rose on their 2005 blockbuster that launched The Dark Knight Trilogy, "Batman Begins." SOURCE: www.charlierose...
He still puts on accents for interviews, but it seems more random now. I've had to go back to his 2000 American Psycho interviews to hear his actual accent, cause now he just keeps changing it. Even in an interview for Exodus he decided to be cockney for no reason.
19:06 Christian sitting on the edge of his seat, smiling at Chris as he avoided the question about being on board for another film; and then calling Chris out on it shortly after was hilarious. 👌
The way he stares down Nolan as Nolan does the politican thing, dodging the question effortlessly. You can tell Bale has been subject to that kind of question dodging before lmao
Christopher nolan, you've made not only an amazing batman movie, a great blockbuster, but also a fantastic film and kicked off of the best film trilogies/ franchises of the 21st century! And thank you for saving my favorite hero!😊
Wow Bale did alot of research on Batman, much in the same way Hugh Jackman did for Wolverine. Which is probably why their portrayals felt so genuine and likened to the comics. He really dealt deep into the psychology of Batmans character. I really hope Ben Affleck does the same.
I agree and Bale's my favorite thus far, but Bale knows the basics of the character. Which was enough. But you dont have to worry about Affleck doing research because he's been a Bat-fan his whole life. He's probably the most hardcore fan out of all of them.
The greatest part of this interview is all of us currently (17 years later as of this post) have the gift of hindsight when listening to the question about a possible sequel and realizing these two men had NO IDEA the stratosphere they would reach just 3 years later with the Dark Knight.
Its like someone here already said : Bale is like a vicious fox. And so talented. Fascinating. Love this man ! And kudos to Charlie. What a great interview !!
Chris Nolan: Doesn't even speak about future projects before the current one is received. Kevin Feige: "Iron Man was decent. Roll out the release dates for the next twenty undrafted films!"
The comics Bale started out with might explain his voice. In those novels - especially Morrison's Arkham Asylum - Batman was especially stylized. He was drawn as a shadow or a demon, and thus, he spoke like one. Arkham Asylum even stylized the lettering in the speech bubbles to characterize everyone's voices.
I have to agree with you 100%. There will NEVER be another BATMAN other than Christian Bale to me. Also, I don't think anyone could do a Batman like Nolan either. RIP to those in Colorado. TDKR is now my all-time favorite movie.
Charlie Rose is a G. That man has interviewed pretty much everyone in the Universe. EVERYBODY wants to be on Charlie Rose on PBS. That's a little fact that most people don't realize. He's considered by many as the perfect interviewer. He's a legend. Getting Bale to laugh in an interview, Nolan...they are so relaxed. I hope they keep PBS going. SUPPORT!
You can tell these guys are British because when Christian Bale talks about how he doesn't want to repeat the past, and is asked about why they took so long, he doesn't say anything along the lines of "Because the 90's versions sucked so bad, we wanted to forget that before we moved on."
If they like the movie and if they want me back for a sequel I'm interested. I mean Hell yeah Christian. They made a sequel and they made the best one.
Everyone makes him out to be the biggest asshole because of that one incident on the terminator set, but christian bale really seems like such a great guy. He always looks somewhat happy to be where he is, is incredibly funny, has a good heart, and just seems really humble. And he's WELSH!!! C'mon people, you gotta love him.
I just love watching these two guys talk about film. they're the best at what they do and are two of the few people in film today who excite me with every new endeavour.
Yes!! Completely agree with the whole interview, especially at 10:12. I have always seen Bale's Bruce Wayne/the Batman as being the definitive live-action portrayal of the character, similar to how I see Mr. Reeve's Clark Kent/Superman. I've always seen Mr. Reeve's Clark Kent/Superman, as the definitive live-action version of the character. Its great to actually hear Bale say that about Reeve's Superman.
Christian ✝️ was the most memorable Batman period his sarcasm and witt as Bruce Wayne was the best take off on any multi billionaire with a heritage name in a capitalist era. What an epic performance from a dedicated actor.
Bale is Batman, the way he portrayed the charcter was perfect. He understands what kind of a man bruce and Batman should be. Who is goin to play batman next I have no clue. WB better get an unknown actor that understands this character.
This is how you make a successful comic book movie. by getting a director and star that have a true passion for the source material as bale and nolan do.
That was amazing. When he later said that he was half John Connor when that happened I totally believed it. I really believe that he was in the moment of the scene and the DP, who really should have known better than to walk into a scene while filming, was as much at fault for doing that. It is the number one rule.
In a time of bad economy,,,bad tv,films,people,government,,it is the great movis that help us to open our minds and humour and good energy inspire many to mak a better world.
Bale so infused this role with life that he can never top it . Of course he will explore other characters on a level that only 1 percent of actors do but there is an albatross that will follow him in whatever role he henceforth portrays because of his exquisite rendition of Wayne/Batman .
Why does scarecrow only have like, three seconds of footage in the trailer?!! And i think it's cool how he's using his "bruce wayne voice" the whole interview! That takes real concentration and commitment! Amazing
Its just amazing how much Bale prepares for his Roles and I mean not just physically. Dude never had any intrest in Batman before and now he has more knowledge and a deeper understanding of the Character than some of us lol
Well actually, if you watched the interview, Bale said he became genuinely interested with Batman when he was lent Arkham Asylum in the early 2000s. That was before Batman Begins. He still obviously did a lot of prep and whatnot when actually joining the film, but it’s true that he had an interest even before it.
Liam Neeson was amazing in this film. I agree the Joker was great, but ppl overlook the Ra's al Ghul character. He was way more three dimensional then the Joker or Bane.
No. But he maintains that he isn't very good at picking up new accents so he takes the accent he needs for his next or current role and sticks with it. The man's fucking dedicated.
I love how Christian Bale actually read the source materials to learn about Batman instead of wanting to wear the cowl to look cool...no offence to Tobey Maguire (I love him as Spider-Man) but he doesn't even like the character before playing it
The DP Shane Hurlbut, definitely did something wrong when he interrupted a rolling scene. But I thought Christian Bale was completely wrong. It shouldn’t be okay to call someone names, threaten them with violence and make them feel miserable for minutes on end for making a mistake. But at the same time, even thought Bale was in the wrong it made me respect him more. It just shows how seriously he takes his art, and I wish more people had the same amount of dedication.
I got 20 pounds of muscle of muscle in one year. I was skinny as hell, just like Bale was during/after The Machinist, though not as severe. Bale probably had loads of supplements and a proper place to work out, along with a professional trainer, so I think it's quite doable, especially for someone as dedicated as Christian!:)
il be honest i never liked what the old movies did to batman.. the serious, dark, imposing batman is deffinantly how it should have stayed and the recent trilogy is going down as some of my favourite films of all time. kudos bale and nolan and r.i.p heath you've managed to revitalize batman and make him my personal favourite super hero
In terms of the box office numbers, Bale's Batman did top Reeve's Superman. But in terms of acting portrayals for each character, I would say that Bale and Reeve are equal in my honest opinion. Bale brought to the character of Bruce Wayne/the Batman, exactly the same thing that Reeve brought to the character of Clark Kent/Superman. Bale is a great stage actor that understands the characters that he's portraying, just as Reeve did in the acting profession.
you know I feel Michael Cain's Alfred is the best Alfred ever since he doesn't go and follow Batman to a teeth with no personal input, he always on Bruce's case about him being Batman
Christian Bale isn't like normal, egotistical actors who do it for money, have no talent and think they're god's gift. He's an actual practitioner of his craft, and it's nice to see.
